Whats the difference between grains and seeds?

I heard a cereal company glowing with the concept that their delightful cereal contained wholesome grains and seeds as ingredients. AS far as I know corn oats and wheat are merely the reproductive seeds produced to renew the species. They are every bit as much a seed as the weed seed that is blowing in the wind or the ssed that is in your apple or orange.

Anyway, I thought it was odd that they made the distinction. What ever seeds they are talking about are no longer seeds if they grind them up into flour. I suppose those seeds are more wholesome than corn or wheat.

Re: Whats the difference between grains and seeds?

While all grains are onsidered seeds not all seeds are considered grain Oil seeds like soy or sunflowers and many others aren't grain. Then you have seeds like apples and many other plants which aren't considered grain.